Legal basis for transfer authority
- Book III, Title III, Chapter 10, Section 31 (3) of the Administrative Code of 1987 authorizes the President to transfer any agency under the Office of the President to any other department or agency.
- Executive Order No. 383 is issued under the President’s continuing authority under the Administrative Code of 1987 to recognize the Office of the President and to transfer functions of one department or agency to another.
- The transfer is implemented through Executive Order No. 383 by directing that the PCSO be placed under DSWD supervision and control under Section 1.
Policy and purpose for coordination
- Executive Order No. 383 states that DSWD is the principal government agency tasked with the State’s commitment to care, protection, and rehabilitation of individuals, families, and communities through a balanced approach to welfare.
- Executive Order No. 383 recognizes that the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is tasked with raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and services, and charities of national character.
- Executive Order No. 383 provides that placing the PCSO under DSWD supervision and control is practical to facilitate coordination of policies and programs between the agencies.
Transfer of PCSO to DSWD control
- Section 1 places the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) under the supervision and control of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
- Section 1 implements the management arrangement for the PCSO by making DSWD the supervising and controlling department for the PCSO.
Repeal or modification of inconsistent issuances
- Section 2 provides that all orders, issuances, rules, and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with Executive Order No. 383 are repealed or modified accordingly.
- Section 2 makes the repeal or modification apply to inconsistent provisions, not to provisions that are consistent with Executive Order No. 383.